This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
[Second Annual Folly's Reign Parade in Dallas, Texas]
Taken 5 Apr 1877
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[Crowds Listening to Speech by President Theodore Roosevelt in Sherman, Texas]
Taken 5 Apr 1905
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[President Theodore Roosevelt Speaking from a Railroad Observation Car]
Taken 5 Apr 1905
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
[President Theodore Roosevelt Speaking in Muskogee, Indian Territory]
Taken 5 Apr 1905
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Petition from the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women for an investigation into the industrial conditions of women, 04/05/1906
Taken 5 Apr 1906
The U.S. National Archives
Now spring unlocks the leaves and grass to paint the sombre fields (LOC)
Taken 5 Apr 1908
The Library of Congress